A lot of us get choked up and drop some tears," Landry said. "No person should ever have to go through some of things these kids are going through."

Odell
Beckham Jr. admitted he was tired and needed a nap.

But
nothing was going to stop him and fellow LSU wide receiver Jarvis Landry and
several other Tigers, as well as some Iowa players, from their one-hour visit
Saturday afternoon to the children's wing of Tampa General Hospital.

"To make one kid smile, to know you made their day, is worth it," Beckham said.

Players
from both Outback Bowl teams autographed caps, bowl pennants and T-shirts. They went room-to-room, issuing the gifts along with smiles and handshakes.

Beckham
pulled the cart full of swag down halls while Landry led a group of players
into each room for visits.

"A lot of
us get choked up and drop some tears," Landry said. "No person should ever have
to go through some of things these kids are going through."

And that
also applies to the physically and emotionally exhausted parents.

"It's
very hard to see what the parents are going through and what they must be dealing
with," Beckham said. "Hopefully, we put a little sunshine in their day."

The
visits are heart-tugging, especially when a player really connects with a sick
child, as Landry did last December when LSU players visited an Atlanta hospital
as part of its Chick-fil-A Bowl activities.

"There
was this young boy with cancer, and I bonded with him," Landry said. "He gave
me something to keep and I gave him something to keep. I haven't heard back
from him. I hope he's still fighting the fight."

Both
Beckham and Landry said such experiences during their careers have kept the
rest of their lives in perspective.

"We have
been blessed with so many things, with great families and good health," Beckham
said. "You make these visits and you understand you really can't take life for
granted. You see that somebody has got it worse. It hurts me to see others
hurting."